Pamiętnikarskie zapisy dziecięcych doświadczeń migracyjnych

Abstract

In the past, children were active participants in the international migrations. They shared the fate of their parents, fought for survival, fought for the family and their own success. That is why (re)gaining memory is a duty of the next generations. It will contribute to broadening the perspective on the presented issues, including the experience of childhood. In article, I draw attention to two groups of children and their past migration experiences. In the first one, I notice the experiences of children who emigrated with their parents. In the second one, I discuss children who participated indirectly in the migration process of their parent/parents, i.e. children who remained in the country. I rely on records of the past, i.e. on letters written by emigrants and their memories in diaries, especially from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.